name : describe-db-instances.rst **To describe a DB instance** The following ``describe-db-instances`` example retrieves details about the specified DB instance. :: aws rds describe-db-instances \ --db-instance-identifier mydbinstancecf Output:: { "DBInstances": [ { "DBInstanceIdentifier": "mydbinstancecf", "DBInstanceClass": "db.t3.small", "Engine": "mysql", "DBInstanceStatus": "available", "MasterUsername": "masterawsuser", "Endpoint": { "Address": "mydbinstancecf.abcexample.us-east-1.rds.amazonaws.com", "Port": 3306, "HostedZoneId": "Z2R2ITUGPM61AM" }, ...some output truncated... } ] }